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An honest and inspiring story of female entrepreneurship told by a modern-day female hustler who successfully entered the business world seemingly overnight. The author covers her personal ethical dilemmas both in her personal life and in business. She explains how she values critique, teamwork, and differences in opinion in order to keep her business running. Her transparency and authenticity inspires her readers to become confident, to question systems and people constantly, to set goals, to value their minds as well as the minds of others, and to not be afraid of failure. Recommended By Brittany L., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
The
New York Times bestseller
Sophia Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and dumpster diving. By twenty-two, she had resigned herself to employment, but was still broke, directionless, and working a mediocre day job shed taken for the health insurance.
Eight years later, she is the founder, CEO, and creative director of Nasty Gal, a $100 million plus online fashion retailer with more than 350 employees. Sophias never been a typical CEO, or a typical anything, and shes written #GIRLBOSS for outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, even when that path is winding as all hell and lined with naysayers.
#GIRLBOSS proves that being successful isn't about how popular you were in high school or where you went to college (if you went to college). Rather, success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break.
Review
“Amoruso's voice is accessible and charmingly self-deprecating
without losing the effortless cool that characterizes her clothes.” New York Times Book Review
Review
“A power manifesto for strong, ambitious young women . . . Amoruso
teaches the innovative and entrepreneurial among us to play to our
strengths, learn from our mistakes, and know when to break a few of the
traditional rules.” VanityFair
Review
“Part memoir, part management guide and part girl-power manifesto. A sort of a Lean In for misfits, it offers young women a candid guide to starting a business and going after what they want.” Washington Post
About the Author
Sophia Amoruso turned her hobby selling vintage clothing on eBay
into Nasty Gal, one of the fastest growing companies in America. Her
rise has been covered by major media like The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Inc., and The Wall Street Journal, and she has a devoted following on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.